Well Go USA has acquired all US rights from Bleiberg Entertainment to the crime drama McCanick starring David Morse and the late Cory Monteith.

The distributor plans a theatrical release in early 2014 on McCanick, which takes place over the course of a single day.

Morse plays a veteran narcotics detective whose life is turned upside-down when a mysterious youngster is released from jail

Josh C Waller directed from a screenplay by Daniel Noah and the film premiered on Monday. Ciaran Hinds and Mike Vogel also star.

Ehud Bleiberg produced alongside Morse and Waller, while Nicholas Donnermeyer, Donald Kugelman and Noah are the executive producers

Nate Bolotin of XYZ Films negotiated the deal with Well Go USA president Doris Pfardrescher.